Razor blade knife



Dec. 3, 1935. B. w. ANDERsoN RAZOR BLADE KNIFE Filed May 29, 1935 Paen'ted Dec. 3, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RAZOR BLADE KNIFE Byron Wall Anderson, Villanova, Pa.

Application May 29, 1935, Serial No. 24,132

1 Claim.

The invention relates to an improved means for utilizing discarded Safety razor blades for use as knives, seam rippers and the like, and has for its principal object the provision of a holder for a safety razor blade provided with means to normally enclose the edges of theV blade, said holding means also being provided with means to prevent casual displacement of the blade relatively to the holder.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a safety razor blade holder for the purpose stated, comprising a plate of resilient material, such for instance as steel, having its oppo- Site side edges returned on the body of the holder to provide means to shield the sharpened edges of the blade, the body of the holderintermediate of the returned portions being sprung toward the blade to resiliently clamp the blade in position in the holder and prevent casual displacement thereof when not in use, and also holding the blade in adjusted position for use in cutting or ripping.

The invention will be described in detail hereinafter and will be found illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of the razor blade holder showing a blade mounted therein and partly projecting therefrom,

Figure '2 is a transverse sectional view on a plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a rear View in perspective of the holder.

In the drawing similar reference characters are used to designate corresponding parts in all '35 the views.

painted or otherwise decorated as may be desired, the body of the plate I I having its opposite longitudinal side edges returned on the body as shown at 12 and slightly spaced .from the body to receive the edges of the blade A and when the 5 blade is moved in position to be enclosed by the returned portions i2 it will be understood that the device may be conveniently carried without danger of injuring the person.

In order to prevent casual displacement of the 10 blade relatively to the holder, the body l l intermediate of the bends |3 is inherently sprung in- Wardly as shown at l4, toward the blade to resiliently hold the blade in engagement with the inner faces of the returned portions l2 and pre- 15 vent casual displacement of the blade in different positions, and when the blade is entirely enclosed by the holder it is not movable relatively thereto except by forcibly engaging the blade by placing the thumb or finger thereon, so that the 20 holder and blade may be 'conveniently carried in the pocket, for instance, without danger of injury to the person or clothing.

What is claimed is:-

A Cutting device, comprising a holder made of 25 a resilient metal plate, the opposite edges of said plate returned on itself to provide fianges spaced from the co'ntiguous portions of the plate, the body of the plate between the bends of the returned portions formed in a continuous arc with 30 the convex side of the arc facing in the direction of said flanges, and a flat flexible blade slidably mounted between the body of the holder and the fianges, the ar'cuate portion of the body clamping the edges of the blade against said fianges to hold it from casual displacement and permitting slidable movement of the blade for exposure of the edges engaging said fianges.

BYRON WALL ANDERSON. 

